Saturday update: Two new COVID-19 cases in Adams County, one in long-term care facility

NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported two new COVID-19 cases in Adams County on Saturday morning, including one at a long-term care facility in the county.

MSDH states that long-term care facilities, like nursing homes, are considered high-risk locations because their residents are older or are in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak.

Adams County now has a total of 16 cases of COVID-19 that have been confirmed by MSDH.

MSDH reported the state’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose by 97 confirmed cases to a total of 1,455 cases on Saturday.

MSDH also reported six additional deaths for a total of 35 people in the state with COVID-19 related deaths.

One of the new deaths was reported from Wilkinson County, which now has a total of three deaths of since the outbreak. Wilkinson County also has three new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing their total to 25 confirmed cases.

Below is a table from MSDH showing the number of COVID-19 cases and long-term care facility outbreaks.

County

Cases

Deaths

LTCs with Outbreaks

Adams

16

1

Alcorn

6

Amite

6

1

1

Attala

14

Benton

5

Bolivar

34

1

1

Calhoun

4

1

Carroll

5

Chickasaw

15

2

1

Choctaw

8

Claiborne

1

Clarke

5

Clay

7

Coahoma

27

1

Copiah

12

Covington

4

Desoto

118

1

Forrest

34

1

Franklin

4

George

4

Grenada

4

Hancock

30

1

2

Harrison

70

3

1

Hinds

140

2

Holmes

17

1

Humphreys

4

1

Itawamba

3

Jackson

79

1

1

Jasper

3

Jefferson

2

Jones

9

Kemper

4

Lafayette

21

1

Lamar

13

Lauderdale

61

1

3

Lawrence

4

Leake

8

Lee

28

1

Leflore

22

1

1

Lincoln

14

1

Lowndes

13

Madison

67

2

Marion

6

1

Marshall

20

1

Monroe

12

1

1

Montgomery

10

1

Neshoba

6

Newton

6

1

Noxubee

5

Oktibbeha

24

1

Panola

10

1

Pearl River

43

1

1

Perry

13

1

Pike

23

Pontotoc

12

1

Prentiss

9

1

Quitman

5

Rankin

66

1

Scott

17

Sharkey

2

Simpson

5

Smith

6

1

Sunflower

18

1

Tallahatchie

2

Tate

14

Tippah

31

3

Tishomingo

1

Tunica

15

1

1

Union

6

1

Walthall

12

Warren

3

1

Washington

31

Wayne

2

Webster

11

1

Wilkinson

25

3

1

Winston

11

Yalobusha

9

Yazoo

19

1

Total

1,455

35

30

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about a residence.